I have to phone Parks and get them to exterminate this nest of Crazy Ants in our garden. These ants are an introduced pest. They spray crabs with acid to blind them and then eat them alive. They have reduced crab numbers alarmingly. This results in weeds taking over areas of jungle because there aren't the high numbers of crabs to keep the jungle floor "swept". If you enlarge the picture, you will see 3 large Queen grubs laying eggs.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Crazy Ants
I have to phone Parks and get them to exterminate this nest of Crazy Ants in our garden. These ants are an introduced pest. They spray crabs with acid to blind them and then eat them alive. They have reduced crab numbers alarmingly. This results in weeds taking over areas of jungle because there aren't the high numbers of crabs to keep the jungle floor "swept". If you enlarge the picture, you will see 3 large Queen grubs laying eggs.
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I've heard about these horrid creatures on ABC Radio National. Not nice.
I agree. I've just posted a picture of a baby crab that was killed by these ants.
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